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Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people have achieved 100% ownership of the commercial Bêche-de-mer Fishery in the Torres Strait, with the purchase of the last non Indigenous commercial fishing licence.
18 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The new Superfishoil campaign is aiming to help motivate and inspire consumers to choose nutritious seafood as a healthier option for meals and snacks, instead of other higher in saturated fat, superficial takeaways and convenience meals - because it’s not superficial, it’s superfishoil.
18 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The Russian government is searching for investors for a new large-scale fish processing cluster, which is currently planned in the Russian Far East region, reports Eugene Gerden.
18 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

A new briefing launched today by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) highlights the Royal Thai Government’s “wholly inadequate improvement” in its efforts to eliminate human trafficking in the fishing industry this year.
17 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) has announced that there will be a significant increase this year in the quantity of fish catch information collected by the SFF Onboard Observer Scheme and used by Marine Scotland Science (MSS) as part of the international stock assessment process.
17 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Maine Department of Marine Resources are sponsoring a programme to collect data that will help managers better understand the future prospects of the once lucrative Northern Shrimp Fishery.
17 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Ghana have been granted six month extensions by the European Commission as they work towards eradicating illegal fishing in their countries.
17 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

An Australian flagged and operated vessel has been chosen, under the Fisheries Management Act 1991, to fish the small pelagic fishery within the Australian fishing zone.
13 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

Following accusations of illegal fishing activity in a Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Swedish lobster fishery, the MSC has said that it did not receive any evidence of illegal fishing during the assessment.
12 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

Oceana has said that the inclusion of factory vessel 'Damanzaihao' - formerly and most commonly known as 'Lafayette' - on the list of fishing vessels engaged IUU fishing activities is a great step forward.
12 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice has announced a series of meetings around the English coast to gather views from those who will be affected by the demersal discard ban.
12 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

A Swedish lobster fishery has gained a sustainable fishing label through the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), despite illegal fishing activities being found at the fishery just four months ago.
11 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

Twenty chefs from some of the world’s best restaurants are backing OCEANA’s global campaign, Save the Oceans: Feed the World, which aims to tackle the decline of wild fish stocks in the global oceans.
11 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is investing more than $287,000 in infrastructure and innovative technologies to meet the current and anticipated demands of the aquaculture industry.
11 Feb 2015 - World Fishing & Aquaculture